Sugar blues
by William Dufty · first published 1975
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Reviews the history and folklore, medical and otherwise, of refined sucrose and explains the ubiquitous chemical's threats to health.
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Lol at all these big coke and sugar shills in this thread. Read Sugar Blues and You All Have Sanpaku. Sugar is bad for your body. Sodastream carbonation is bad for teeth and supports Israel's occupation in the west bank. Best play is to ween off it completely. First start…
on “Why does my diet soda taste off? Aspartame hydrolysis” ↗There is a classic book about the effects of sugar named "Sugar Blues" for the interested. I have a bad reaction to sugar so have to avoid certain foods -- e.g. bananas are a no-no for me.
on “Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar beverages” ↗…can be explained in the micro sense by individual things like insulin. Most of what I know about sugar, simple carbs in general, and insulin is what I learned from the just-OK book http://www.amazon.com/Sugar-Blues-William-Dufty/dp/044634312... But most of what I've learned about weight gain/loss and nutrition I've learned from books and research that look at the subject from a macro level. The summation of everything…
on “How I have lost over 100 pounds and don’t know how” ↗Another anti-sugar bestseller from the same era was William Dufty's 'Sugar Blues' [1975]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Blues
on “John Yudkin: the man who tried to warn us about sugar” ↗…benefits to the brain) Generally thought to be bad for the brain: Excessive consumption of alcohol (1-2 drinks/day may be OK but more than that is typically Excessive consumption of sugar (the book Sugar Blues goes into a lot more detail) Toxic fats (Trans Fatty Acids, etc.) Head injuries (concussions, wear helmets, seatbelts, etc.) Many drugs (while some drugs are neuroprotective, many are neurotoxic, proceed…
on “Ask HN: List everything you know that is good/bad for our brains.” ↗